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| *Records are most commonly written in Dutch or Latin. '''You do not have to be fluent these languages to read your documents!''' Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Netherlands Language and Languages|'''Dutch Genealogical Word List''']] to translate the important points in the document. | | *Records are most commonly written in Dutch or Latin. '''You do not have to be fluent these languages to read your documents!''' Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Netherlands Language and Languages|'''Dutch Genealogical Word List''']] to translate the important points in the document. |
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| *Also, the handwriting can be slightly different, so you will want to watch these lessons, as needed, depending on the pre-dominant language in the region your ancestors lived: | | *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/beginner-dutch-handwriting-quirks-dutch-names Beginner Dutch Handwriting] - 18 video lessons |
| ::{{LearningCenter2|93|'''Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The Dutch Alphabet'''}}.
| | *[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Birth_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Birth Records]] - handout |
| ::{{LearningCenter2|94|'''Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Dutch Words and Dates'''}}.
| | *[[Media:1-NL_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Marriage Records]] - handout |
| ::{{LearningCenter2|95|'''Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Dutch Records'''}}.
| | *[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Death_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Death Records]] - handout |
| *[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Birth_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Birth Records]] | |
| *[[Media:1-NL_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Marriage Records]] | |
| *[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Death_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Death Records]] | |
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| == Tips for Finding Your Ancestor in the Records == | | == Tips for Finding Your Ancestor in the Records == |